Alvirne's Tyler Brown (2-0) and Mike Sirvydas combined on the mound to limit Bishop Guertin to 4 hits, while striking out 11, as the Broncos won, 7-3.

High school baseball

Elsewhere, freshman Shaun Sanville hurled a gem to lead Nashoba Tech to victory.

Alvirne 7, Bishop Guertin 3

Broncos catcher Pat Emanuelson (2 hits) ripped his third home run in five games, a 3-run shot as Alvirne (3-2) jumped out to a 6-0 lead in the first. BG (5-2) came back with three in the fourth on RBI singles by Tim Donovan and CJ Boykin.

Eric Damphouse made the catch of the year, robbing Brown of an extra-base hit with a diving over-the-shoulder catch to deep center to end the sixth and strand three.

"One of the best catches I've seen in 30 years of coaching high school baseball," Alvirne coach Mike Lee said.

Nashoba Tech 6, Keefe Tech 1

Freshman Shaun Sanville pitched a 3-hitter and senior Shawn Callahan dropped down a suicide-squeeze bunt in the third inning that scored 2 runs to snap a 1-1 tie.

Callahan and Dan Fernald each had 2 hits, 2 RBI and 2 stolen bases. Ryan Harding and Cam Skinner also each had 2 hits.

Sanville allowed 1 earned run on 3 hits and 4 walks. He struck out 6. The Vikings improved to 3-4.

North Andover 9, Dracut 5

Jack McKenna had 2 hits, including an RBI triple, and Dan Zabbo finished with 2 hits and 2 RBI while leading the way for Dracut (3-3).

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Chris Seidl (triple) and Adam Barbosa (single) each had a run-scoring hit.

Billerica 3, Tewksbury 1

Junior right-hander Rob Gamble allowed 1 hit over 6 innings and fanned 5 while earning the win. Gamble helped his own cause at the plate with 2 hits.

Chris Murphy pitched the final inning, striking out 2, while earning the save.

Drew Salk paced the offense with 2 hits, including a double, and 2 RBI. Matt Clifford had a hit with 2 stolen bases with 2 runs scored.

Eric Eknaian added an RBI single for Billerica (6-0, 4-0 MVC).

For Tewksbury, Dom Rosado and Cam Oliveira had 1 hit each.

Greater Lawrence 6

Shawsheen Tech 5

Greater Lawrence Tech scored a run in the ninth and edged the Rams in a CAC game.

Tim Lavoie had 2 hits with a triple and 2 RBI and played well defensively at third base.

Paul DePlacido added 2 hits with a stolen base and threw 2 Greater Lawrence baserunners out from his catching position.

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